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Indonesia's Aceh Whips Men For Sharia-Banned Gambling
A group of men caught gambling were publicly whipped in Indonesia's conservative Muslim province of Aceh on Tuesday as a crowd of onlookers cheered. The half dozen men were arrested this year at an internet cafe for online gambling -- an offence under Islamic law -- earning them between seven and 11 strokes each from a rattan cane.
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Gay Men, Adulterers Publicly Flogged In Indonesia
Some 15 people including women accused for being gay or committing adultery were publicly flogged in indonesia's Aceh province.
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In Indonesia, Couples Whipped For Showing Affection In Public
The conservative region on the northern tip of Sumatra island passed a regulation a week ago that would see criminals whipped only behind prison walls. It was not clear when the new rule would come into effect.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Indonesia's Aceh Whips Men For Sharia-Banned Gambling
A group of men caught gambling were publicly whipped in Indonesia's conservative Muslim province of Aceh on Tuesday as a crowd of onlookers cheered. The half dozen men were arrested this year at an internet cafe for online gambling -- an offence under Islamic law -- earning them between seven and 11 strokes each from a rattan cane.
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Gay Men, Adulterers Publicly Flogged In Indonesia
Some 15 people including women accused for being gay or committing adultery were publicly flogged in indonesia's Aceh province.
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In Indonesia, Couples Whipped For Showing Affection In Public
The conservative region on the northern tip of Sumatra island passed a regulation a week ago that would see criminals whipped only behind prison walls. It was not clear when the new rule would come into effect.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
